Meadow Quality

[Suffolk Serf]

Just wondering if anyone has any particular opinions about Meadow Quality?
No particular reason for asking.

 

[whitefox]

dealt with them many years ago for buying rearing calves,no problems

 

[Werzle]

Just wondering if anyone has any particular opinions about Meadow Quality?
No particular reason for asking.

Fine if your on the ball but if your half asleep they will fit you up with overpriced stock, and be prepared for alot of pi#sing about if you engage them to sell stock for you. Their weekly trade predictions are a source of amusement, they predict yesterdays/ last weeks trade most of the time

 

[Boysground]

I sell a fair few to them. Like dealing with them as they pay on time and collect when they say they will be on farm. Price similar to others I use

Much less hassle than some

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[HarryB97]

Straight forward and efficient to deal with but a bit slow to communicate. Overall a good firm.

 

[Cowabunga]

I started to sell to them when Carmarthen mart started to sound dodgy. At the first whisper indeed. Very convenient and more consistently better prices than at Carmarthen which I found varied wildly from week to week in the last year of trading.

 

[BELOWAVERAGE]

Fine if your on the ball but if your half asleep they will fit you up with overpriced stock, and be prepared for alot of pi#sing about if you engage them to sell stock for you. Their weekly trade predictions are a source of amusement, they predict yesterdays/ last weeks trade most of the time

This, they are just a bunch of dealers with a fancy heading, half asleep buying or selling and they'll have your pants down.

 

[Sid]

Have used them for few cattle.
Always been fair on commission and haulage

 

[Werzle]

This, they are just a bunch of dealers with a fancy heading, half asleep buying or selling and they'll have your pants down.

I think if your only buying or selling rearing calves from/to them they arent too bad but weanlings upwards they havent much clue. They kept advertising they wanted a certain type of stock once so i rang up and said i have what you want, they sent a school boy out who didnt have a clue ,who then wanted to advertise them for me, turns out they didnt have buyers waiting, they just wanted something to sell. The more middle men you use the less profit there is imo, stand on your own two feet and buy your own is my advice.

 

[An Gof]

Have traded with them and bought all my calves from them for probably 30 years or more. Started out with Mid West Calves that then evolves to Meadow Quality.
Find it suits my system well. Have an excellent farm contact that makes all the difference. Always found them fair and see no reason to change.
I buy both baby rearing calves and reared calves from them. The main advantage for me is being able to source batches of 35-40 at a time. I simply haven’t the time or inclination to be bothering with 5 or 6 calves at a time coming into farm.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

So all pretty happy then. That's good to hear.

 

[puntabrava]

So all pretty happy then. That's good to hear.

Yes, makes a change.

 

[BELOWAVERAGE]

So all pretty happy then. That's good to hear.

With pigs you need to be on a contract I would imagine, we got shut up with the cattle with tb and we'd a few pigs about, so they decided to put restrictions on those as well, it was at a time when the pig job was good, meadow quality were the only ones who would take them, (for which I was gratefull) but the cheque back for them was just over £5,000 less than the food they'd eaten.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

With pigs you need to be on a contract I would imagine, we got shut up with the cattle with tb and we'd a few pigs about, so they decided to put restrictions on those as well, it was at a time when the pig job was good, meadow quality were the only ones who would take them, (for which I was gratefull) but the cheque back for them was just over £5,000 less than the food they'd eaten.

You would think so wouldn't you? I've had worse experience with carefully written, signed contracts than a deal sealed by a firm handshake.